The Pacific Council's State of the Global City address features the mayor of Los Angeles' vision for strengthening LA as a global city. This special event is made possible by the generous support of the RM Liu Foundation.

3rd State of the Global City Address

Read an op-ed by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and Deputy Mayor for International Affairs Nina Hachigian about U.S. cities and foreign policy in Foreign Affairs, and watch the entire 2021 address and conversation below:

2nd State of the Global City Address

Read about Mayor Garcetti's address to the Pacific Council in 2018 here, and watch the entire address and conversation below:

1st State of the Global City Address

Read about Mayor Eric Garcetti's address to the Pacific Council in 2017, watch the entire address below, and read the article he wrote for our Newsroom on LA's leadership in the Pacific Century.